Fender sensor housing

- Waymo LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the claimed design for a fender sensor housing;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment, showing a mirror image of the fender sensor housing positioned on a first exemplary vehicle; and,

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a pair of fender sensor housings positioned on a second exemplary vehicle.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-7 illustrate portions of the fender sensor housing that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines shown in FIGS. 8-9 illustrate the same portions of the fender sensor housing shown in FIGS. 1-7, but also include environmental subject matter. Neither the portions of the and the fender sensor housing nor the environmental subject matter in FIGS. 8-9 form any part of the claimed design.

FIGS. 1-7 illustrate the fender sensor housing for use on a first side of a vehicle in a first embodiment. A second embodiment of the fender sensor housing is a mirror image of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7. The second embodiment is arranged for use on a second, opposite side of the vehicle. These mirror image arrangements are presented in the exemplary perspective views of FIGS. 8 and 9.

The specific placement of the fender sensor housing in FIGS. 8-9 on the exemplary vehicles is for illustrative purposes only.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fender sensor housing as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1078587
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 10, 2025
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: YooJung Ahn (Mountain View, CA), Joshua Newby (San Francisco, CA), Robert Veitch (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 29/864,091